Closure for bottles, jars, and other receptacles.



J, V. HULL. ULOSURE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTHER RECEPTAGLES. APPLIOATION'PILBD APRJO, 196sA RENEWBD JUNE a, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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JOSEPH VARLEY HULL, OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO SURE SEAL COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION 0F- NEW YORK.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, ANI) OTHER RECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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AApplication led April 10, 190S,'Seria1 No. 426,329. Renewed June 3, 1911. Serial No. 631,183.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH VARLEY HULL,

` awcitizen of the United States, and a resi-I dent of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Closures for Bottles, Jars, and other Receptacles, of which the following is a specifica? tion.

The invention relates to improvements in closures for bottles, jars and other receptacles; and it consists in the novel features and structure hereinafter, described and par-- ticularly pointed out in the claims.

The closure of my, invention, in its preferred embodiment, com rises a cap to be applied over the mouth oA theI receptacle and having in the-lower edges of its downwardly extending encompassing flange an annularrecess and in its` top anopening through which the contents of the 'receptacle may y finallybe exposed, a packing ring or gasket within the said annular recess of said flange and adapted to be squeezed laterally against a shoulder on the receptacle, a disk interposed between the'upper edges of the receptacle and the inner upper surface of said cap and adapted to have its central portions along the line of the opening in the cap cut out or removed when the receptacle .is in the hands of the consumer, and a lid pivoted to said cap and adapted to be turned from over the central portions of the same when desired, said-lid being provided for closing the opening in the cap and being of special outline adapting it to coperate with the edge outline of said opening in moving the .handle of a mustard spoon or other implement which might be left standing in the receptacle, to a definite position in which itmay be left projecting above the receptacle, said'lid, when closed, leaving a sufficient portion of said o ening uncovered for the accommodationo said handle.' v

The invention will be' fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawing-#sym which:

Figure 1 is a central. vertical section through the upper portion of a jar orre-4 ceptacle equipped with a closure constructed in accordance with and embodying my .invent-ion, thesection being on the dotted line of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a top lview same .illustrating the pivoted lid member in an openfposition; Fig. 4 is a like view of the same in use, showing the lid member in an open position by full lines and in its closed position by dotted lines, land illustrating the upper end of a suitable implement' (such as a mustard spoon) standing in the j ar, the dotted position of said end denoting the location to which the handle of the spoon will be forced automatically by the closing of the said lid member;'Fig. 5 is 'a vertical section of the' same on the dotted line 5 5 of the same; Fig. 3 is a top view of theV of Fig. 4, the mustard spoon being omitted and the inner disk being -shown'as having had its central portion cut out orremoved; Fig. 6 is a detached top view of an inner disk to be disposed within the upper end of the cap, said disk being shown in its initial form in which itis placed within the cap preparatory to its further treatment 'therein before the cap containing it is ,appliedv to the receptacle; Fig. 7 is a section of the same on the dotted'line '7.-7 of F ig. 6; Fig. 8 is a like section of the same after ,the disk has, while within the cap, had its? central portions pressed .upwardly to drive its peripheral edges against the sides of the cap,'V

said disk being thereby tightly bound within the cap and at its edges effecting a sealing joint .therewith Fig. 9 is a sectional viewshowing the upper left hand portion of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale, and Fig.` 10 vis a corresponding enlarged sectional view illustrating a modified construction in respect to the pivoting ofthe lid member 'on thecap. v

In the drawings, 15 designates a,portion of a -jar or receptacle having an exterior annular shoulder 16 encompassing its neck, 1f? a metal cap applied over the mouth of'V said receptacle, 18 a packing-ring or gasketvcarf .ried by said cap, 19 a disk' of metal or other suitable material between the upper edges of the receptacle and the inner upper surfaces of the said cap, and 20 a lid pivoted to said cap.

The cap ,17 is formed with a downwardly extending annular flange 21, and the lower l I edge portions of this ange are bent to-form an' outwardly projecting three-sided: hollow beadin as at 22, to contain the packingrin 1 said beading 22 being so located l`wit respect vto the shoulder 16 on the rereceptacle but aA ceptaele that it holds the packing-ring 18 partly above and partly below said shoul-A der, thereby enabling said packing-ring, upon the vertical compression of said beading against. the same, to be squeezed firmly against the side of the receptacle and partly above and partly below said shoulder. vThe packing-ring 18, firmly held by the cap, cooperates with the shoulder 16 in locking the cap on the receptacle and in sealing ,the latter. I deem it of advantage that the packing ring is vheld in an annular beading and in use is forced outwardly therefrom by the vertical compression of said beading against the saine, since thereby said packing-ring will not only 'irmly engage the side of the portion thereof willl be squeezed below the shoulder 16 thereon and serve as an etlicient lock and seal for binding the cap in position, the compression ot that portion of the packing-ring above the shoulder 16 serving to resist any tendency of that portion ot the ring squeezed below said shoulder to reenter the beading or fail to perform its duty.

The cap 17, in its top, is formed with an opening 23 which may be of any suitable outline but preferably that shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in which said opening is shown as 'being circular except at one edge 24 where it is straight, The opening 23 is provided forpe'rmitting accessv to the contents ot the receptacle at the proper time. The top of the cap at one edge of the opening 23 has slit and bent upwardly therefrom. a holding and stop-lip Q5', whose purpose is, as represented in Fig. 2, to arrest the lid 2O in its closed position and hold the outer end ot said lid down against the top of the cap 17.

The disk extends entirely over the mouth of the receptacle 15 and preferably ot metal, such as taggers tin or other suitable material having some resiliency and capable ot being eonyieniently cut by an instrument inserted through and drawn along the edges of the opening Q3 of the cap, the .purpose being that the consumer vdesiring'to expose the contents ot the receptacle will open the lid-20 and out out the central portions ot' the disk 19 along the line ot the edge of the opening 23. The disk 19 will preferably be of special character in that when tiretintroduced to the cap it/is of the formation shown in Figs. 6 and 7, having an upwardly turned edge or flange 26 snugly fitting without irmly binding against the inner side Walls yot' the cap, and that thereafter and before being applied tothe receptacle it has' its central portions dished upwardly, as shown in Fig. 8, by which operation the extreme outer edges of the disk become forcedinto veryiirm and sealing engagement'with the inner side walls of the cap.

and there -becomes created .along the outer edges of the disk a downwardly extending concave beading whose diverging sides at their line of union with each other are adapted to seat on vthe upper edge of the receptacle, as shown in Figs. 5, 9 and 10, I thus preferably firmly secure the disk 19 within the cap before the latter is applied over the mouth of the receptacle; and when said cap carrying the disk is pressed downwardly upon the receptacle with the lower adjoining edges of the sides of the beading in the disk on the edges of the receptacle,

such pressure tends to force the edges of the disk ntolmore intimate engagement with the side walls of the Cap, there being some resiliency in said beading and such pressure acting in a direction-to flatten the same, whereby the disk is caused to bind both against the cap and the upper` edge of the receptacle.

The lid 1s pivotally secured by means of a vertical eyelet-stud 27 whirh is integral vwith the lid (Fig. 9) and pressed downwardly therefrom, said' stud as shown 'inj Figs. 1 and 9 being passed downwardly through an aperture in one edge of the cap 17 and flanged outwardly below said cap, thereby securing the lid to the cap.' The eyelet-stud 27 is disposed within the edge outline of the disk 19 so that the edge portions oi said disk may extend outwardly beyond and aiiord e. closure tor said eye-let, the extreme puter edges ot the disk operating.l as hereinbetore described, as a metal seal.

It it should be preferred to form the eyelet 'from the metal of the cap instead of from the metal of the lid, this may be done, asll illustrate in Fig. 10, in which 28 denotes the eyelet as turned upwardly vtroni the metal 4ot the cap and entered through an aperture' in the lid, the upper edges of the eyelet QS being fianged outwardly to retain the lid. ln both of the construct-ions shown vin Figs. 9 and 1() the disk 19 serves to seal the opening through the eyelet. The

lid 20 will be of a size and outline consistent operation with the straight edge-24 of the' opening 23. When the lid 20 of the forma- `tion shown is in closed position, its recess 30 leaves a portion of the opening 23 uncovered, as denoted at 32, Fig.Y 2, and this is for .the purpose of enabling,l while the lid is in closed position. the handle 33 of a mustardthe receptacle, as indicated by'dotted lines in Fig. 4, after the receptacle 'has been in use. The recess 30 has dii-*erging side edges :tot

' spoon or the 'like to-project upwardly from 2O 1 said edge 24 to the end thereof, where it will '3o' Y Yit'to lie perfectly lid moves along the cap 17 at the outer side,

of the opening 23 therein, whereby the outer side portion of the recess is enabled to move close along the circular edge of the said opening 23 as distinguished from crossing said opening.

In use, should the handle of the spoon be left against the circular edges of'the opening 23 in the cap, it will on the closing of the lid 20 be caught in the recess 30' and moved t0 the location' 32 in said opening, and should said handle have been left against the straight edge 24 of said opening, as shown by full lines in Fig. 4, it will on the closing of the lid 20 be engaged by the outer convex side edge of the tongue 31 and forced along be encompassed by the recess 30 of the lid, the projecting handle of the spoon, fork or the like thus not interfering with the closing' movement of the lid 20. The lid 20 is formed from sheet metal and preferably has aV beading-34: pressed upwardly from it along a line set inwardly from the extreme outer edges of the lid, which beading serves materially to strengthen and stifi'enthe lid and enable flat -upon the cap .17. I also press upwardly from the lid 2O a shoulder 35, which when the cap-is -moved to its closed position will strike against the lip 25 on the cap and, with said lip, serve to arrest the lid in its proper closed position. When the lid 20 is turned to closed position its outer fiat edge portion will pass below the lip 25, and thereby said lip is enabled to hold the lid down upon the cap in addition to op erating, with the shoulder 35, .to arrest the lid when it reaches its proper closed position.

The lid 20 will be secured to the cap 17, the disk 19 applied vwithin said -cap and the beading 22 prior In the application of the closure, the ca 17 is pressed downwardly with reasonable rmness over the mouth of the receptacle, the

flange 21 of vthe cap, passing .downwardly along the exterior of the receptacle and-car-` rying the packing-ring or gasket 18,"to a position where it will be partly above and partly below the shoulder. 16 4- thereon. Thereupon, while 'downward pressureis stilll maintained against the top of the'cap, the

beading 22 will be compressed vertically. soy

as to force the innerperipheral portions of the gasket against the neck ofthe receptacle,

a portion of the material. of thegasket remaining above and another portion extending below saiJ shoulder, as shownvin Fig. 1.

The capsealed4 by the packing-ring 18 and disk 19 aiords an eflicient closure for the re` ceptacle, and when the receptacle is in the in proximity to said shoulder,

he upper edges of the receptacle and said cap and set'forth.`

cut out along the line of the opening '2 3` in the cap 17, thereby ex- I poslng the contents of the receptacle for use. The lid 2,0 serves to substantially close the 'opening '23 in the cap and thus exclude dust- -and the like from the 4receptacle when-thelatter is in the hands of the consumer and has been placed in use. t

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

v1.` In combination with a receptacle having an annular exterior shoulder aboutits mouth, a closure therefor comprisingy a metal cap having in its top an opening and at its side edge a vertical depending flange outwardly recessed; and lholding "a packing ring d is tacle 4between the upper edge of said recepand the inner upper 'surface of said in proximity to said shoulder,- ametal cap 'and extending at its outer edge to the said vertical flange and said disk bein adapted to be cut out along thev line of the opening in the cap, and a lid pivoted to the cap for closing the open-ing ytherein, said recessed portion of the flange of the cap being adapted to permit said packing ring to be pressed firmly against said shoulder for sealing the receptacle andA securingthe cap, and said disk having a beaded edge portion Whose sides 'converge downwardly and along their line of juncture engage the upper edge of the receptacle with a binding force holding t-he edge of the disk pressed, against the said vertical flange.

2. In combination with are'ceptaclelhav# V ing an annular exterior shoulder about vits mouth, .a closure therefor comprising' a metal cap having in its top an opening and at its side edge a depending angeoutwardly recessed and holding a packing-ringa disk between t thel inner upper surface of adapted to be cut out along the line of the opening in the cap, and a lid pivotedto the i -cap for closing the opening therein, said recessed portion of the flange of the cap being adapted to permit said packing-ring to b e pressed firmly against the receptacle for sealing the same, and said disk having an upwardly and outwardly flaring edge por-v tion held in close binding contact with the adjacent surfaces of said cap by the 1nterior portions of said disk; substantially as 3. A closure for a receptacle, said closure; comprising a cap having an opening in its top and afdepending fiange ,to pass downwardly over the receptacle, a packing for sealing the cap, a lid pivoted on the cap ad jacent to the opening therein and a disk between the upper edges ofthe receptacle'- and the inner upper surface of said cap and adapted to have its central portion removed l1365 along the line of the opening in the cap, said cap having a lip slit and turned upwardly therefrom at 4one edge of said openlng, and said lid having a with a raised shou der adapted'when said Hat edge, on the closing of the lid, passes l under said lip to engage the edge of the lip 'jvthe said vertical flange and said disk being adapted to be cut out along the line of the opening in the cap, and a 11d pivoted to the cap for closing the opening therein, said' disk having a beaded edge port-ion Whose sides converge downwardly 'and alongtheir line of juncture engage the upper edge of the receptacle with a binding force holding' adapted when said flat edge,'on the closing l the edge oi the disk pressed against the said vertical flange; substantially as set forth.'

1 5. A closure for a receptacle, said closure comprising a cap having an opening in vits top and la depending flange to pass downwardly over the receptacle, and a lid pivoted on the cap adjacent tothe opening therein, said cap having a lip vslit and turned upyvardly therefrom at one edge of Said opening, and said lid having a dat outer edgeformed- With a raised Ishoulder at outer edge formed4 of the lid, passesunder said lip to engage the edge 'of the lipvand arrest the lid; substantially as set forth.

A closurel for a receptacle, said closure'oompris'ing a cap havin an opening in its, top anda depending downwardly over thereceptacle', and a lid pivoted on the cap Vfor closing the opening therein, said ning in the cap having a substantially circular edge at one side and a straight edge Q4 at the otherside, Vand to one end `of sald straight edge 24: and having at one side edge la circular ,outlinel 29 projecting tongue-portion i 3l having convex edges, said tongue being adjacent to the pivoted portion of 'the lid :for coperation with the straight edge '24 of said 'opening in moving `thehandle of a spoon left standing against lsaid edge yto on'e' endthereof, and said recess having diverging side edges andbeing of a size enabling the outer portion of the outer side edge of the recess, to, during the closing of the lid, pass close -along the circular edge of said opening and move the handle of a spoon left a ain'st said -Qci-rcular edge to the said end'o` said straight `edge; substantially as set forth."

of New April AQD. 1908.

4 JOSEPH' lABILITY Witnesses: y

ARTHUR MARION; CHAS. C. GILL.

and at its other side"edge"a recess 30 and Signed at'NeW gYork city, in `the countyange to' pass /g n saidlid beingpivoted to the cap adjacent 

